{
  "id": 8386789,
  "title": "Three young motorcyclists killed, nine injured as 15 vehicles collide in pre‑dawn Ipoh crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/three-young-motorcyclists-killed-nine-injured-as-15-vehicles-collide-8386789",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T04:51:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/19/three-young-motorcyclists-killed-nine-injured-as-15-vehicles-collide-in-predawn-ipoh-crash/235755"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IPOH, September 19 - Tragedy struck on the pre-dawn roads of Ipoh today as a collision involving 15 vehicles claimed the lives of three motorcyclists and left nine others injured. The accident, which claimed the lives of two 19-year-olds and a 20-year-old, occurred around 3:35am on Jalan Jelapang-Ampang. According to Ipoh district police chief Assistant Commissioner Muhammad Najib Hamzah, all 15 vehicles involved were traveling towards Tambun from Meru when the crash took place. Nine victims, aged between 19 and 25, were taken to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital for treatment of their injuries.\n\nAdditional sorrow was added to the day when another 19-year-old rider succumbed to his injuries in the Emergency and Trauma Department of the same hospital. Not a single car driver was harmed in the accident. Police are currently treating the incident under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 and are actively investigating the cause and sequence of events leading to the crash. They are appealing to the public for any information that may assist in their inquiry.",
  "summary": "IPOH, Sept 19 — Three motorcyclists were killed and nine others injured in a crash involving 12 motorcycles and th...",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Three young motorcyclists killed, nine injured as 15 vehicles collide in pre‑dawn Ipoh crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/three-young-motorcyclists-killed-nine-injured-as-15-vehicles-collide",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:51:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Three motorcyclists killed, nine injured in 15-vehicle crash in Ipoh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/three-motorcyclists-killed-nine-injured-in-15-vehicle-crash-in-ipoh",
        "published": "2026-09-19T05:02:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}